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The Devil Made Me Do It

original song written and composed by Barry Hay and George Kooymans; first recorded by Golden Earring
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q110226483
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The Devil Made Me Do It

Summary

The Devil Made Me Do It is a musical work/composition[1].

Key Facts

  • The Devil Made Me Do It's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[2].
  • The Devil Made Me Do It's composer is recorded as Barry Hay[3].
  • The Devil Made Me Do It's composer is recorded as George Kooymans[4].
  • The Devil Made Me Do It was performed by Golden Earring[5].
  • The Devil Made Me Do It's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • The Devil Made Me Do It was released on 1982[7].
  • The Devil Made Me Do It's lyricist is recorded as Barry Hay[8].
  • The Devil Made Me Do It's lyricist is recorded as George Kooymans[9].
  • The Devil Made Me Do It's title is recorded as The Devil Made Me Do It[10].
  • The Devil Made Me Do It's form of creative work is recorded as song[11].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[12]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8dad1224-0d0e-4b0e-bb6e-94411d349359[13]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Devil Made Me Do It was Golden Earring[5].

Publication

The Devil Made Me Do It was released on 1982[7]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → musical work/composition
    Performer → Golden Earring
    Form of creative work → song
    Title → The Devil Made Me Do It
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0315352556, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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